Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this resolve takes effect when approved.

SUMMARY

The resolve establishes the Commission to Study High-speed Chases. The commission consists of 11 members, 2 of whom are Legislators, 2 of whom are members of the public and 7 of whom are law enforcement officials.

The duties of the commission include studying current law enforcement policies governing the use of high-speed chases, the history of high-speed chases in Maine and other states' use of high-speed chases. Using this information, the commission shall report its findings to the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice by December 1, 1999. The Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice may submit legislation in the Second Regular Session of the 119th Legislature to implement the commission's recommendations.